Florent Code League 2026

KTH --Aalto --DTU --Chalmers --NTNU --Lund --Uppsala --Copenhagen --Helsinki --SSE --Stockholm Finals --100,000 SEK Prize --KTH --Aalto --DTU --Chalmers --NTNU --Lund --Uppsala --Copenhagen --Helsinki --SSE --Stockholm Finals --100,000 SEK Prize --

Launching August 2026 -- Applications Open Now

Florent
Code League

Find out if you're in the top 1% of programmers in the Nordics.

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Format3 weeks online -- live finals Stockholm

Open toStudents across the Nordics

ExperienceNot required. Fast learning is.

Apply for Selection How it works

of Europe's population

15%

of Europe's unicorns

Top tier

AI talent density on par with the US

What You Build

You write code that controls an autonomous system competing against others in a live arena. Once deployed, it runs on its own.

Objective 01

Secure resources and expand territory

Objective 02

Coordinate at scale across the arena

Objective 03

Adapt to changing conditions in real time

Objective 04

Outmaneuver opponents on the live ladder

How It Works

01Apply and get selected by Florent

02Build your system using starter bot and tutorials

03Compete on the live Nordic ladder

04Improve daily and climb the rankings over 3 weeks

05Top 32 teams qualify for the Stockholm finals

The Arena

A single, live leaderboard across the Nordics. Compete as individuals and as universities.

Stockholm

KTH
SSE

Helsinki

Aalto
Univ. of Helsinki

Copenhagen

DTU
Univ. of Copenhagen

Gothenburg

Chalmers

Trondheim

NTNU

Lund + Uppsala

Lund University
Uppsala University

Why Join

100K SEK

Cash prize to the winning team. Compete against the strongest technical talent in the Nordics.

Named to the Florent Nordic Top 10 Programmers list

Direct exposure to top global firms and investors

Top 32 teams qualify for Stockholm finals

Student finalists flown to Stockholm

New to This?

Most participants haven't done competitive coding before. That's not a barrier -- it's the point. You'll get everything you need to get started and iterate fast.

ProvidedA working starter bot to get you into the arena immediately

ProvidedShort interactive tutorials covering the fundamentals

ProvidedFast, real feedback on every match you compete in

What actually matters

->How fast you learn

->How you think under pressure

->How you adapt when your system loses

Finals -- Stockholm

The competition starts online. It ends on stage.

Elite Bracket

Top 8 -- main stage with live audience and real-time visualisation

Challenger Bracket

Top 32 -- live competition at the Stockholm venue

Timeline

Now

Applications open

July 2026

Selection decisions sent

August 2026

3-week online competition

Late August

Live finals, Stockholm

Limited Access

We accept a limited number of teams.

If you're strong -- you'll get in.
If you're not -- you won't.

Applications reviewed by Florent.

Apply for Selection

Where do
you stand?

3 weeks -- one leaderboard -- Stockholm finals